Bethany Gardner

I recently finished my PhD in Psychology, where my training focused on quantitative methods, cognitive psychology, and psycholinguistics. My dissertation investigated how people learn to use singular they pronouns and what kinds of contexts support learning. More broadly, I’m interested in questions about people’s learning and behavior, and in figuring out if systems and policies are working in the way we intend.

I’m currently freelancing as a statistical consultant, statistical programmer, data scientist, and ggplot wizard for hire. I’m also on the full time job market, considering both industry and postdoc positions, primarily in the Philadelphia metro area, other Northeast cities, or remote.

Research Interests

  • language processing
  • memory for language
  • pronouns & reference
  • singular they
  • gender bias in language
  • psycholinguistics-sociolinguistics interface

Education

Ph.D. in Psychological Sciences | Vanderbilt University
  2018–2023    Nashville, TN

B.S. in Brain & Cognitive Sciences | University of Rochester
  2014–2018    Rochester, NY

Elsewhere